The Social Security Contributions (Notional Payment of Primary Class 1 Contribution) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 748

SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND

The Social Security Contributions (Notional Payment of Primary Class 1 Contribution) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000

Made

14th March 2000

Laid before Parliament

14th March 2000

Coming into force

6th April 2000

The Treasury, with the concurrence of the Department for Social Development in so far as required(1), in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3(2), 6A(2) and (7), 119, 121(1) and 171(3), (4) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraphs 1(1) and (8A) and 6(1) of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(3), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

(1)

The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).

(2)

1992 c. 7. Section 3(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) (“the Transfer of Functions Order”). Section 6A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) with effect from 22nd December 1999 by virtue of article 2(a) of S.I. 1999/3420 (C. 92). Section 119 was amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Functions Order. Section 121(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”. Section 171 was amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Functions Order.

(3)

Paragraph 1 was amended by paragraph 30 of Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Functions Order, and paragraph 6(1) was amended by paragraph 34(2) of that Order.